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Environment & Ecology: CA Cap/Trade Funds To Transport, NC Limiting GHG Limits, Green Infrastructure, Being A Landscape Architect

April 18, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Draft Plan Would Push Cap/Trade Revenue to Sustainable Transport  Transform Blog, via: EW   How can California best leverage the new revenue from our state's cap-and-trade climate program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? According to the Draft Investment Plan that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released late yesterday, the answer is: transform the transportation…
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Transport: Maryland Seeks Fed Funds For LRT, Regulating Ride Sharing, House Panel Vs. LaHood, Reducing Driving Saves Colleges Money

April 17, 2013
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TRANSPORT Maryland Presses for Federal Support in Building LRT Systems  Baltimore Sun   Backed by an affirming legislative session and soon to be flush with transportation money, state officials went to Washington on Monday to assure the administration that Maryland has both the means and the will to build two light rail systems.
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Urbanism & Design: Vancouver Density Lessons For Seattle, Skateboarding Vs. Architecture, Urban Cores & Socializing

April 16, 2013
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URBANISM & DESIGN Craft Brewer Surly buys Minneapolis site for $20 million Brewery  Minneapolis Star Tribune   The company bought land for a "destination brewery" in Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood that could open by 2014.
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Transport: FY2014 New Starts, Cambodia Overpass 'Achievement', Nashville 'Amp' BRT, Salt Lake Airport LRT, CAHSR Chooses Contractor

April 15, 2013
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TRANSPORT FTA Releases FY2014 New Starts Report  FTA   This Annual Report on Funding Recommendations is issued by the United States Secretary of Transportation to help inform the appropriations process for the upcoming fiscal year by providing information on projects included in the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) discretionary Capital Investment Grant Program.
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Transport: Transit Wiki, Richmond VA Transit Network Plans, Driving Down & Highway Spending Up, Speeding Seattle Transit Studies

April 11, 2013
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TRANSPORT Transit Wiki for Information Sharing  Human Transit   I've recently learned of a new resource for sharing knowledge and best practices related to transit planning: transitwiki.org.
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Environment & Ecology: Interaction Of Nature & Cities, Kansas Would Outlaw Sustainability, Lancaster As Solar Capital Of California

April 10, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Interaction of Nature and Cities  Science Alert   People usually think about biodiversity and nature in terms of national parks, reserves and wildlife. Yet humans have a growing urban footprint across the planet.
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Transport: Google Transit Vs. Real Maps, Chicago Elevated Bike Lanes, Indianapolis Outer Highway Loop, Traffic Jams Cause Mental Illness

April 9, 2013
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TRANSPORT Docklands Light Rail Breaks Ridership Record  Rail.co   The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has carried one-hundred-million passengers in the past year, breaking all previous records for passenger numbers on the system.
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Environment & Ecology: Texas' Drought, SF CEQA Concerns & State Reform, Parks & City Size, Cows In Kenyan Cities, Imagining New Urban Nature

April 9, 2013
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ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY Getting Serious About Texas' Drought  San Marcos Mercury   Something odd happened here last week. It rained. But the relief, an answer to desperate prayers, is likely to be short-lived.
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Transport: Generational Shift In Travel, Streetcar Property Assessment, Boring Names, Biking In Austin, Santa Monica Parking

April 8, 2013
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TRANSPORT Hipmunk CEO Sees Generational Shift in Travel  Skift   Adam Goldstein, the 25-year-old co-founder and CEO of travel metasearch company Hipmunk, believes there is a "generational shift" under way in travel.
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Transport: Indiana Senate Transit Bill, DC Buses, Transit Lifeline In Rural America, Using BRT To Extend St. Louis Metro Reach

April 5, 2013
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TRANSPORT Transit Bill Moves Through Indiana Senate, Slowly  Urban Indy   HB1011 was heard in the Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy committee on Tuesday, April 2nd. Before any lobbying could begin, the chairman offered an amendment which was seconded and taken up.
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